European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 24,1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 Phillies top reds 15-9, in slug est Fisk hits 2 homers streaking botox rap five for 29 in last eight games continued from Page 21 cubs to maintain their 6 ii game Lead in the no East. Bruce Sutler hurled 2 2-3 innings of no hit Relief to gain his 18th save. Pirates 3, padres 1 Jerry Reuss and Rich Gossage combined on a seven hitter As the pirates swept the three game series with san Diego and kept Pace with the cubs and Phillies in the East. Willie Stargell had a pair of doubles scored once and drove in another for Pitts Burgh. Gossage struck out All four batters he faced for his 12th save. Braves 4, Metal Biff Pocoroba belted a two run Homer in the second inning and Phil Niekro scattered 11 hits in helping the braves snap a five game losing Streak. Rowland office making his first Start since injuring his shoulder May is singled twice to Start two rallies and scored once. Astros 7, expos t Jim Fuller hit his first two homers As an Astro to Back the four hit pitching of Rookie Floyd Bannister. Fuller recalled from the minors last week hit two run homers in the second and eighth innings. Bannister a struck out eight in hurling his first major league shutout. Dodgers 12, cardinals 1 Steve Garvey belted the first grand slam of his career his eighth Homer in the last is games to highlight a six run fourth inning. Ron Cey also drove in four runs for the dodgers who increased the no West Lead to b i games Over Cincinnati. By Bob Greene a ports writer Baltimore s Jim Palmer tired around the seventh inning and Boston s wrecking Crew of Power hitters capitalized on the Pitcher s  you make Good pitches you la get them out Palmer said. But if you throw it Over the plate the Way they re going they1 re going to hit  hitting Home runs at an astonishing Pace the red sox have slammed 29 in their last eight games for a major league  Are a Bunch of Strong dudes in the  said Boston s Cartton Fisk. Who slammed two homers including one in Al Roundup with the red sox trailing 4-1 entering the seventh Jim Rice and Fisk hit Solo blasts. Fisk crashed a two run shot in the ninth giving the red sox the Lead and Butch Hobson followed with his 10th Home run of the season also a two run Homer. It really scares me said Scott. I be never seen a better hitting club than ours the past three , aided by Rick Dempsey s Home run took the Early Lead before Palmer tired and Boston s sluggers found the Range. Yankees 12, tigers it Reggie Jackson s two run double Cli maxed a five run eighth inning As new York snapped its five game losing Streak by beating Detroit. The tigers scored five runs in the sixth inning to tie the score at 7 the ninth inning to give the red sox who  five wednesday a 7-4 win Over the on i i Iii Iview Oles. In other Al games wednesday. Cleveland toppled Toronto. 7-5. In 12 innings new York outlasted Detroit. 12-11 Chicago Defeated California. 6-2 Milkau Kee downed Oakland 5-1 Kansas City edged Seattle 4-3. And Texas out slugged Minnesota 10-8."jimmy Palmer always tells me when he s getting tired said Baltimore Man Ager Earl Weaver. He indicated he was getting a Little tired in the  then the red sox had Only one Home run George Scott s Al leading 20th of the season in the second  Palmer tired Boston s Long Ball machine went into an overdrive which has marked their last three weeks of Compeli lion. Of observe his Sabbath Spokane. Wash. Up Danny the Sundown kid Thomas will remain with the Milwaukee Brewers organization and continue to observe his Sabbath Between sundowns Friday and  26-year-old first baseman outfielder had reportedly received an ultimatum to play when the team plays or quit baseball. He announced he was ready to give up baseball rather than his vow to the world wide Church of god he joined during the of season to not work from Sundown Friday until the same time  was reportedly told to be in uniform and in the stadium Friday night at Albuquerque or , however Brewers general manager Jim Baumer said there was no ultimatum no  termed the matter a misunderstand he said instead that Thomas won t be paid for the Days he does t play. That was agreeable to Thomas As Well even though he has not been docked in the past for observing his holy Day. I m  he said. I can play now until the Brewers fire me. I won t have to look for a Job. Thought i was  Thomas started the season with the Brewers after leading the Eastern Winter league with a .325 batting aver  was batting .300 with the big league team but since being bumped in favor of a couple of pitchers his average has slipped to .271 some say it s because he s not play ing the full schedule. 7, then took a Brief Lead with three runs in the  s sixth inning rally included a two run Homer by Steve Kemp an re double by John Wockenfuss and a Pinch hit two run Homer by Phil Mankowsky. But in the Yankee eighth. Paul Blair and Bucky Dent singled before Graig Nettles pounded his 14th Homer of the season. They should be Happy Yankee Man Ager Billy Martin said of the tigers. They beat us two games. Thai s one Over their limit indians 7, Blue jays 5 a sacrifice Fly by Jim Norris scored Frank Duffy in the uth inning to snap a tie As Cleveland Defeated Toronto for its seventh straight Victory. Rico Carty followed with a single and two walks forced in the final  Blue jays had forced the game into extra innings on Al Woods rib single with two out in the ninth. Reliever Jim Kern 3 3, worked 3 2-3 innings to earn the  sox 6, Angels z Jorge Orta drilled a two run Homer and Wayne Nordman drove in two runs with a single and double to Lead Chicago past Cal Bart Johnson 4-3, scattered five hits in 6 2-3 innings of Relief to pick up the  Humphrey homered to Lead off the Angels third cutting the Lead to 2-1. But the White sox retaliated in the fourth on a double by diet Lemon and Nordhagen s rib single. Rangers 10, twins 8 Claudell Washington s three run Homer capped a five run eighth inning As Texas rallied to Down Minnesota in Eddie Stan by s debut As rangers  replaced Frank Lucchesi earlier in the Day after spending the last nine years As a College baseball coach. Texas scored four runs in the seventh and added five More in the eighth. Brewers 5, a 1 Jim Wohlford and Don Money knocked into runs apiece As Milwaukee posted a two game winning Streak for the first time since May 28.jerry Augustine 8-8. Scattered eight hits for the Brewers. Vida Blue 4-9. Took the loss royals 4, mariners 3 George Brett pounded out his third hit of the night stole second and scored on Al Cowens eighth inning single to lift Kansas City Over  patek cracked his 1.000th major league hit a single in the second then stole second and scored on Tom Poquette s double. Hal Mcrae doubled in the third and made it 3-0 on a single by John May royals starter Paul split Orff left the game after being struck on the right leg by a Ball off the Bat of Craig Reynolds in the sixth. Reliever Doug Bird 3-t, got the Vic tory. Braves Dave Bristol satisfied after suspension is reduced new York s Willie Randolph brushes off the dirt while Detroit s Tito Freole rear and shortstop Tom Veryzer 7 Exchange words with Umpire Art Frantz at second during a wednesday crowded discussion Ime in Detroit. Frantz called ran Dalph Safe on a Force play in the first inning but the heavy action came late when the Yankees scored five runs in the eighth to gain a it it win. A new York up Atlanta braves manager Dave Bristol was As pleased As any suspended skipper can be in the Wake of a reduced penalty for improper actions taken against Umpire Lee Weyer in a May 31 game against  league president Chub Feeney denied wednesday Bristol s Appeal of a five Day suspension and a 500 Fine. How Ever Feeney lightened the sentence to two Days and $300 if the fiery Bristol stays out of trouble for the rest of the season. Bristol appeared relatively Content with the new terms of the  i m satisfied the braves Man Ager said. I got it  Bristol s new suspension covered wednesday night s game against the new York mets Here and Friday night s encounter with san Diego in Atlanta. Third base coach Vern Benson is acting  Bristol freely admitted using the language in making the statement contained in the Umpire s report Feeney said and since manager Bristol was warned against arguing with Contact at hearing in 1976. It is my judgment that disciplinary action by this office was Justi fied. Films show at least three instances of Contact by Bristol s Cap with Umpire  interprets the filmed report Dif they looked at the filims and decided it was t As bad As the Umpire s report  Bristol must mail his $300 Fine to nation Al league Headquarters by june 27.meanwhile, Bristol s braves remain last in the National league West with the worst record in baseball